EXAMINING OPTIMAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: EVALUATING ENTERAL AND PARENTERAL FEEDING METHODS

Author Name: 1. Sushmita Sil, 2. Susanna Thallapally, 3. Dr. Lalit Rajpurohit, 4. Dr. Prince Pappy, 5. Mrs. Meena Rajendraprasad Tiwari, 6. Dr. Kapil Kamalakar Kamble, 7. Ms. Swati Shantaram Gadegone, 8. Dr. Madhavi Ghorpade, 9. Roseline Tigga

Volume/Issue: 05/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/06.2024-83945831/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Principal, Mitali Institute of Nursing Balaghat, MP, India. mona1911sil@gmail.com
2. Cum Vice Principal, Central India Nursing College Nagpur, India. susan.thallapally@gmail.com
3. Research Scholar, Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. lalitrajpurohit1267@gmail.com
4. Principal, Sushrut Institute of Plastic Surgery Pvt Ltd, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. pappy9@gmail.com
5. Prof/ Principal, Asha Ram College Of Nursing, Kamptee, Nagpur, M/S. India. nsg@gmail.com
6. Lecturer, Seva Sadan School of Nursing , Gadhinglaj, Maharashtra, India. kapilkamble30@gmail.com
7. Assistant Professor (Community Health Nursing), Godavari College of Nursing Jalgaon, Khurd, India. swati.gadegone.123@gmail.com
8. Assistant Professor, Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing, Pune. Maharashtra, India. madhavighorpade2015@gmail.com
9. Assistant Professor, Krishna School of Nursing, KPGU University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. roselinetigga86@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Nutritional support plays a pivotal role in the management of critically ill patients, influencing their clinical outcomes, recovery, and overall prognosis. This review paper meticulously examines the optimal nutritional support strategies for this vulnerable population, with a specific focus on evaluating enteral and parenteral feeding methods. Enteral feeding, which involves the delivery of nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract, and parenteral feeding, which bypasses the gastrointestinal tract and delivers nutrients intravenously, represent two primary approaches to providing essential nutrition to critically ill patients. Here we discuss the importance of nutritional support in critically ill patients, emphasizing its role in maintaining physiological function, supporting immune response, and facilitating tissue repair. It introduces the concept of enteral and parenteral feeding methods as two fundamental strategies for delivering essential nutrients to patients unable to meet their nutritional requirements orally. We also highlight the advantages and disadvantages of both enteral and parenteral feeding methods, highlighting their respective challenges and benefits in the context of critical care. It emphasizes the significance of individualized patient care and the need for healthcare professionals to carefully consider factors such as gastrointestinal tolerance, hemodynamic stability, and metabolic demands when selecting the most appropriate nutritional support strategy for each patient. This article underscores the importance of this review paper in informing clinical practice and guiding decision-making regarding nutritional support in critically ill patients. It suggests that the findings of this review will contribute to a deeper understanding of optimal nutritional strategies in critical care and pave the way for future research and advancements in this field.

Key words: Nutritional Support, Critically Ill Patients, Enteral Feeding, Parenteral Feeding, Optimal Strategies, Nutritional Assessment, Clinical Outcomes.